Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Here is an excerpt from Draft 6 of the forthcoming Book #5, The Owl from Oblivion, where Ty has just appeared on the reality timeline. This a draft so there may be errors in the copy.

Eight-year-old Ty awakens in his house feeling disoriented,
still wearing the black shirt with the Saeshell fairy-looking emblem on the
front. His bed, its comforters and sheets decorated with moons and falling
stars in a fairytale art style, dwarfs his unusually small body.

The blinds are closed in his upstairs bedroom, the bright morning
light pouring in around them. A three-foot-high built-in bookcase wraps around
the room on two walls, filled with fantasy storybooks and bound sheet music
collections. On top of the bookcase is a computer-like device with a list of
pictures of classical music albums that can be touched and played. A light-colored
wooden study desk sits against the non-bookcase wall with a touch panel
displaying a logo and the words, “Cambridge University Library Research
System”. Ty’s father had assembled the tablet system, software, and dedicated
link to the library system to feed Ty’s insatiable thirst for knowledge while
catering to Ty’s delayed psychomotor development. Two letters are pinned to the
wall behind Ty’s desk. One is a congratulatory letter certifying that Ty is
ready for the AS Level exam (end of eleventh-grade exam). It is signed by
Professor Alex Kettil, Professor Johnathan Wise, and two other Cambridge
University professors. Ty has stuck stickers of different kinds of fairies along
the perimeter of the letter, framing it. The second letter is a request to an
educational administrator for a self-directed study program for Ty. Ty has
covered the administrator’s name on the letter with a Skull and Crossbones
poison sticker.

Ty starts; He sits up in his bed and looks around his room.
He feels disoriented and confused, having just finished talking to Paul7 and
his dad. Ty does not understand how he could be on Sophista one moment and then
abruptly in his bedroom at home in a flash. He screams, “Daddy!”

His father calmly floats into his room on quiet feet as if he
is still a covert operative, and sits on the edge of Ty’s bed, hugging him.
“Did you have a bad dream?” He lays Ty back down on his bed and begins stroking
his hair, gently running his fingers through Ty’s blond curls. He reaches under
Ty’s long hair and gently plays with the rounded points at the top of Ty’s
ears, knowing that to be a key to relaxing Ty. Fredrick deliberately kept Ty’s
hair long so that people would not know of his oddity, disguising Ty’s
fairy-like appearance as much as possible.

“What’s Sophista?” asks Fredrick. “Where did you hear that
word? Is this something that you remembered?”

Ty starts crying and hugs his dad. His father hugs him
tightly, shedding a few tears of his own. “Don’t you remember?” his father
asks. “Dad, uh, found you and took care of some problems you had.” Fredrick had
adopted Ty—a child of mysterious origin.

Ty becomes confused as the memories of this new timeline
streams into his mind.

“Do you remember the hospital you were in for a time with all
the doctors?” asks Fredrick.

“I don’t want to. It was so scary and it hurt a lot. I
remember the big letters ERID on the wall. I was so glad when you decided to
take me home.”

“Who wouldn’t want to be the father of a smart, loving child
like you? I could never be without you.”

“Me neither.” Ty begins to think… “This is all different.
Where did all these memories come from? This is not how it was. I remember
mummy, but I remember this too. Here I don’t have a mummy. It’s so scary. Here,
I don’t know where I came from. I remember Syon from Professor Kettil’s class,
but I didn’t go to his class before. Syon was Stefan’s son from the future. Now
Syon is a gutter kid with a mean mum and dad. Father wants to rescue him. Tyco!
Where is Tyco? I can’t be alone again. He is the only person that truly
understands me—that keeps me safe when I am without Father. Now… Now…” More
memories rush in. “No! He only visits occasionally from the States. He stays
with Stefan. Why? Stefan doesn’t need him. Stefan doesn’t know how to help
Tyco.” He ponders the new reality for a moment. “Do I know how to help Tyco
anymore? He is quite different… I am alone and a freak… No kids are supposed to
be like me.”

Sunday, January 18, 2015

#amwriting
Book #5, "The Owl from Oblivion", draft 6, 141,124 words. Working on
the "Horizon of a Dream" chapter. The book is building in intensity at
this point. I'm writing a lot of new stuff for that chapter. The editor
comments every page or so about what, as
a reader, they think is going on in the plot. This is very useful
because I can then see whether the reader is on the right track on every
page. The editor started wondering about few things because they were
getting confused so I had to write in a whole lot more detail than I
originally planned. The editor also talked about ways to eliminate the
Paul7 character so it became clear to me that I had not involved Paul7
in the story enough. So a Paul7 strip is being added. To keep mind from
becoming to bogged down in the intense story or the intense edits
through this section, I listened to a bit of motivational music while
working on this section: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP37kl2wk-0

#5Star#Review of Book #4 on #Goodreads.
I love hearing that kids were excited by the book series. With reading
under attack by other forms of media, I love to show that kids can be
won back to reading by simply NOT writing more of the same but giving
them something that's a completely different kind of experience to
stimulate their minds and make them think. (Click the review in the center to enlarge for viewing)

Monday, January 12, 2015

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The Saeshell Book of Time Serial Novel (4 Books)

Magic is an advanced science that humans don't understand. Two young
people are betrothed at birth and forced by alien races to serve as the
secret King and Queen of contemporary Earth: from the UK, Stefan, a
seventh-grade artistic prodigy and from the US, Tova, a
nineteen-year-old life sciences genius. Both were raised as humans and
left to discover that they will be immortal at age nineteen. Using their
emerging magic, they must protect the kingdom of Earth from unwanted
alien intrusions. Shy, reclusive Stefan is ripped from his childhood and
has eight weeks to learn to rule. Tova must do more than love Stefan —
she must keep him sane or kill him to protect humans from his irrational
use of his powers.

Book #1: The Saeshell Book of Time Part1: The Death of Innocents

In this first part of the four part serial storyline, Elof, an abused
Tibetan-American science wizard must teach the magical children, Ty and
Tyco, to use their talents ethically. Otherwise, Tova will destroy them
to protect Earth. Ty, the mysterious, fearful third-grade son of a
British Prime Ministerial aid, has an ancient knowledge given to him by
‘ghosts’. Tyco, who is the fifth-grade son of a Mayan astronomer, must
learn to keep his warrior impulses in check and protect his friend, Ty,
from harm. While teaching these kids, Elof reconciles his own childhood
with his sociopath father. Does he have a magical inheritance he has yet
to discover? Far grittier than Harry Potter, this story is an
intellectual puzzle of mysteries and surprises for readers ready to meet
the challenge.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

This giveaway of book #1, "The Saeshell Book of Time Part 1: The Death of Innocents" will last until Sunday, Jan. 11th at midnight California Pacific Time. To participate in the giveaway, go to the book series Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfSophista

Magic is an advanced science that humans don't understand. Two young
people are betrothed at birth and forced by alien races to serve as the
secret King and Queen of contemporary Earth: from the UK, Stefan, a
seventh-grade artistic prodigy and from the US, Tova, a
nineteen-year-old life sciences genius. Both were raised as humans and
left to discover that they will be immortal at age nineteen. Using their
emerging magic, they must protect the kingdom of Earth from unwanted
alien intrusions. Shy, reclusive Stefan is ripped from his childhood and
has eight weeks to learn to rule. Tova must do more than love Stefan —
she must keep him sane or kill him to protect humans from his irrational
use of his powers.

Book #1: The Saeshell Book of Time Part1: The Death of Innocents

In this first part of the four part serial storyline, Elof, an abused
Tibetan-American science wizard must teach the magical children, Ty and
Tyco, to use their talents ethically. Otherwise, Tova will destroy them
to protect Earth. Ty, the mysterious, fearful third-grade son of a
British Prime Ministerial aid, has an ancient knowledge given to him by
‘ghosts’. Tyco, who is the fifth-grade son of a Mayan astronomer, must
learn to keep his warrior impulses in check and protect his friend, Ty,
from harm. While teaching these kids, Elof reconciles his own childhood
with his sociopath father. Does he have a magical inheritance he has yet
to discover? Far grittier than Harry Potter, this story is an
intellectual puzzle of mysteries and surprises for readers ready to meet
the challenge.

Tova2 and Stefan discover immortal love—a new species so lonely, so
vulnerable to extinction. The Queen of Sophista’s unbridled ambition
twists Stefan’s mind. Will Tova2, the new chief enforcer, kill the Queen
to protect her love? Will Stefan’s teen meltdowns drive his enormous
power to accidentally kill everyone? Stefan, the bio-battleground for so
many races, struggles to understand who he is. Did his mentor and
friend, Elof2, steal Tova2’s heart? Perhaps… but perhaps Stefan, with
the help of the Great Sophistan and Tova2, will discover the king of all
within.

Book #3: The Saeshell Book of Time Part 3: Paradise Lost

Diabolical plans unfold to force Stefan's ascension. His choice: pass
the trials and become King of Earth — or be killed. The corpus of
supremely jealous beings would gleefully end his life, save for his
passionate mate’s protection. Has a lust for killing been woven into her
innocent core? Protection — a two edged sword — she is bound to
euthanize him if his mind rips. Fairies are bound to promote love. Will
the ambitious Queen of Sophista — The Queen of the Distant Fairies —
ruthlessly stab Stefan’s innocence or simply instill Earth survival
skills? Will Ty’s father’s dark past break his son’s heart? For the
loving couple and their Children of Sophista, has paradise been truly
lost? The Federation seeks to dominate. The snakes lurk in the shadows,
ready to strike — and so does Atreyeu.

Book #4: The Saeshell Book of Time Part 4: The Ceremony of Life

True horror: a teen with the power to destroy whole planets? No, Stefan
can do more than that. The Ceremony of Life reveals who everyone truly
is: they are Stefan, Tova2, and Aleah’s toys. Tyco was born with a
genetic flaw that must be fixed by the Lizards— creatures with no
primate love who torture Tyco. Tova2 must help Stefan overcome his fears
so he may use his Saeshell powers to rescue Tyco. How can Stefan and
Tova2 fully use their talents to protect Earth without terrorizing the
humans? Magic—magic is advanced science that humans don’t understand.
Yet what does the rule of the wizards of Sophista portend for the
Children of Sophista, the Fairies, the Saeshells, the Federation of the
Twenty, and the humans—all those from which Stefan’s corporeal form was
derived? Everyone fears the coming of the Sun Gods. Yet, Stefan and
Aleah know something — something about the Sun Gods and Tova2.

Book #5 (Expected Release 7/3/2015): The Owl from Oblivion

Are dreams the shadows of our lives on another timeline? Stefan’s
mistakes in his prior incorporeal life lead Syon, Stefan’s son from the
future who is the Master of Time, to shatter time in a universe-shaking
catastrophe. They and their friends land onto a new timeline drastically
different from their former lives. Stefan arrives as an exceptionally
intelligent seven-year-old child that is frustrated and confused. Syon
becomes the twelve-year-old son of abusive alcoholic parents. Will
Syon’s dad kill him, closing forever for all his friends the portal of
time to their supernatural lives — their dreams? As the Earth and the
Federation of the Twenty learn completely of Stefan’s supernatural
powers and his intent to rule them all, does he want to go back to that
life of waiting daggers? How many knives of dissection and conspiring
groups of exploitation, both alien and human, await these unusual
children on this new timeline? Will these young harbingers of the future
ever know happiness?

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Everyone has hidden talents. At some point in your childhood, you selected a fork in the road and decided which of your good talents you would pursue. My first fork led me through government funded school research, corporate funded research, finally to various bleeding edge projects in Silicon Valley. Now, I am looping backwards in time so that I can try the other fork. I am on a campaign to help kids keep those brain cells us adults no longer have. Use them or lose them.